diff --git a/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c b/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
index 2491c54a5e4f..f8deae4e26a1 100644
--- a/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
+++ b/tools/iio/iio_generic_buffer.c
@@ -715,12 +715,12 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv)
 				continue;
 			}
 
-			toread = buf_len;
 		} else {
 			usleep(timedelay);
-			toread = 64;
 		}
 
+		toread = buf_len;
+
 		read_size = read(buf_fd, data, toread * scan_size);
 		if (read_size < 0) {
 			if (errno == EAGAIN) {